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The Wardens, Vestry and other members present agreed to receive the Revd. James Wiltbank as pastor to the said Church and pay him One Hundred and fifty Dollars for the ensuing year for officiating and preaching in said Church every other Sunday.
Mr. Daniel Wolfe was appointed Collector of the pew tax for which service he is to be allowed 5% on the sum col- lected.
John McCracken was appointed sexton and to ring the bell for which he is to be allowed 12 dollars per annum.
A subscription paper was drawn authorizing Messrs. George Parker and James Elliott to receive voluntary Contributions to be applied towards the payment of the Parson's salary.
All the accounts relative to fencing the Church Lott and the Potatoes received for rent were settled and paid off at this meeting, and C. Paynter paid 13/11/2 for wood.
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Simon Marriner agreed to Rent the House for the ensuing year, rent to commence March 10th, 1805, at the same rate he had it last year, vizt. £25. 10s. exclusive of the Lott. At settlement there appears to be £13 15s. Od. due from the said Simon Marriner for arrears of rent the last year.
The Trustees having paid all the small bills and accounts against the Church out of the money received for the rent last year, the balance in their hands was £21 0s. 0d. which, with £5 11s. Od. pd. Aug 17th, when it can be collected, will make £26 11s. Od. was appropriated to the payment of the interest on the mortgage due to the following persons:
To Saml Paynter, Senr £4 19s. 0d.
To Cornels Wiltbank £4 19s. Od. Geo. Parker £4 19s. 0d. 9 18 0
To Danl Rodney £4 19s. 0d. Cornels & Saml 9 18 0 Paynter £4 19s. 0d.
and to John Parker 16 0
£26 11s. 0d
After which there will be due on Mortgage to
the above mentioned Mortgagees the follow- ing sums:
To John Parker Principal with In. from Jan. 12th £ 6 0s. 0d. To Saml Paynter Senr & Danl Rodney each £20 40 0 0 To Cornels Wiltbank & Geo. Parker each £20. 40 0 0 and to Cornels & Saml Paynter Junr each £10. 20 0 0
due Jany 12th, 1805 £106 0s. 0d.
Samuel Paynter, Senr., George Parker and Daniel Rod- ney were appointed a Committee to Sell the old brick and put up a Cedar fence on the northwest Side of the Church Yard, and to rent the pews for the ensuing year.
At a meeting of the Trustees, Wardens, &ca., August 17th, 1805, Simon Marriner paid £5 11s. towards last year's rent; Do paid $8.50 being the amount of one-third of 1914 bushels of wheat raised on the Church Lott.
At same time Daniel Rodney was paid the sum of $8.50 towards repaying him an amount which he had paid to John Jeffreys for Carpenter's work on the Court House.
Also at said meeting the Trustees present, vizt, Daniel Rodney, Samuel Paynter, Senr, George Parker, Cornelius Wiltbank, and William Burton, authorized Simon Marriner
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to procure shingles and have a new roof put on the house which he agreed to do provided the expense did not exceed one year's rent.
See previous page for the manner the above sum of £5 11s. was appropriated, vizt, £4 19s. to Daniel Rodney and 12s. to George Parker which was left unpaid of their interest last Easter on account of the sum of £5 11s. not then collected.
November the 2nd, 1805. The Trustees, Wardens and some of the Vestry met and appointed Sylvester Webb to collect the pew tax and Subscriptions.
February the 22nd, 1806, at a meeting this day, present Daniel Rodney, Samuel Paynter, senr, John Wolfe, Cor- nelius Paynter, and William Burton and several of the Vestry and other members of the Congregation, Simon Marriner presented Isaac Turner's account which he had paid amount- ing to $35.04 of which $6.75 appeared to have been settled in 1803, balance will be .. $28.29 he also agreed to pay Jos. Coutter $1 and for shingles to Mr. Long amounting to $61 $62.00
James Holland's bill for work. 6.25
Thomas Warrington's do. for do. after deducting $2 for his subscription.
12.10
for boarding the Carpenters.
4.00
$112.64
do. to his subscription
$4.00
To one year's rent due March 10th
68.00
To balance due for rent March, 1805
36.67
$108.67
$112.64
108.67
There will be a bal of $3.97 cents due Simon Mar- riner March 10th, 1806 $3.97
Also the amounts for repairing the Church wall, the kitchen, cellar, and putting a new roof on the Old Court House were brought in amounting to $162.28, exclusive of Mr. Carlisle's bill for Oak board, $112.64, of which Simon Marriner as- sumed to pay, for which he is credited above, and $49.64
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paid out of subscription money except Caleb Rodney's ac- count of $13.86. T. Carlisle's bill for board was not brought in with the others and is yet unpaid. Thomas Carlisle's bill amounting to £4 10s. 9d. paid by Sylvester Webb.
Easter Monday, April 7th, 1806. This day a meeting was held at the house of Simon Marriner; present George Parker, Daniel Rodney, William Wolfe, James Elliott, Daniel Wolfe, and Sylvester Webb, when it was agreed on account of the small number present to adjourn the meet- ing till this day three weeks.
On the twenty-eighth day of April, 1806, agreeably to adjournment, several of the Trustees, Vestry, and members of the Congregation met and appointed Samuel Paynter, Junr, and Sylvester Webb lay delegates to represent this Church in the State Convention to be held at Milford the first Tuesday in May.
Also the Wardens, Vestrymen and bell ringer appointed last year were continued for the ensuing year.
At a meeting held the twenty-sixth day of July, it was agreed to recommend raising the pew tax for the last year so as to make up fifty dollars more than the tax amounted to before, which was $100; the aforesaid fifty dollars to be paid to the Rev. James Wilthank in addition to the sum collected for the pews at the old rate.
It was also resolved to receive the Revd. James Wiltbank as pastor of this Church for this year, 1806, and to pay him the same salary and in the same manner as he was paid before Easter, 1805, vizt: out of the pew tax that could be collected and voluntary subscriptions.
1807. At a meeting of the Wardens, Vestry, Trustees. and other members of St. Peter's Church, at Lewes, this thirtieth day of March, being Easter Monday, the Wardens, vizt. Samuel Paynter, Senr. and Cornelius Wiltbank, ap- pointed last year, were continued for the ensuing year.
The Trustees are Daniel Rodney, Samuel Paynter, Senr., Cornelius Wiltbank, George Parker, John Wolfe, Cornelius Paynter, and William Burton.
The Vestry for the last year were John Wolfe, Jacob Haz- zard, Thomas Warrington, Danicl Wolfe, Samuel Paynter, Junr., David Johnson, John Parker, Richard Howard, James Elliott, Sylvester Webb, and John Maull, Senr .; who were continued for the ensuing year and Charles M. Cullen was also appointed a Vestryman for the ensuing year.
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At same time Simon Marriner paid £30 for his rent due the tenth of this month in the following manner :- A Bill for Latches, plank, &ca. $2.93. A bill over paid by him last year 3.97
$6.90
And cash
73.00
80.00
Also Samuel Paynter, Senr., and Daniel Rodney .were appointed lay delegates to represent this Church in the State Convention to be held the first Saturday in June, and Daniel Rodney was directed to pay four dollars as the Con- tribution of this Church to the General Convention.
It was agreed by a majority of the members present that the Trustees should sell that part of the Church lott which lays between the public ditch and Fourth street and that the same should be advertised to be sold on Saturday week next.
Also Daniel Rodney was authorized to pay John McCrack- en for his services in ringing the bell, &ca., $12 for the last year; and the above mentioned lott was sold, at the time appointed, unto Caleb Rodney who gave a note for one-half the purchase money payable in three months for the sum of £25 and the residue being £25 more payable next Easter.
The first of the above notes were paid and applied by the Trustees towards getting timber and materials for building the new church.
1808, August 29th, the other note from Caleb Rodney was discharged by his account for nails and other articles fur- nished for the new Church.
Easter Monday, April the 18th, 1808. At a meeting of a number of the Vestry and other members of St. Peter's Church, at Lewes, the Wardens and Vestry appointed last year were continued for the ensuing year.
At same time Simon Marriner paid cash $40.00 Also his bill for repairs 9.81
Jno West, Isaac Turner & Jos Coutters do 9.87
$59.68
To his rent due last month
80.00
due St. Peter's Church from Simon Marriner towards
last year's rent. $20.32
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The above was settled by bill for porch and cash April 3d, 1809.
August 29th, 1808, the Wardens, Vestry, Trustees and other members of the Congregation of St. Peter's, at Lewes, having agreed to build a new church of the same size of the old one and to set it about thirty or forty feet to the south and west of the old Church, which was so much decayed that the carpenters and others considered it would not bear repairing, the new Church was raised in June, and was so far ready and prepared for the congregation to meet in and hear a sermon delivered by the Revd James Wiltbank, yesterday.
September the fifteenth, 1808, the new Church was this day completely finished and the workmen discharged; being about three months in building from the time it was raised.
Easter Monday, April 3d, 1809. This day the Wardens, Vestrymen and other members of the congregation of St. Peter's, at Lewes, met at Simon Marriner's and re-elected Samuel Paynter, Senr .. and Cornelius Wiltbank, Wardens. Vestrymen elected this year are: John Wolfe, William Wolfe, place of Jacob Hazzard, decd., Samuel Paynter, Junr., David Johnson, John Parker, Senr., Thomas Warrinton, Daniel Wolfe, Richard Howard, John Maull, Senr., Sylvester Webb, Charles M. Cullen and James Elliott-12. Also Charles M. Cullen and John Parker, Senr., were appointed to represent this Church in the Convention to be held at Milford this year.
Daniel Rodney, Chairman of the Trustees, was also re- quested to pay the delegates $4 for the annual contribution to the Convention, and to pay John McCracken the sexton $12 for his services in ringing the bell, &ca., for the year past.
At same time a full settlement was made between the Vestry and the Revd. James Wiltbank in which it was agreed by the Vestry to release any claim they had against him for arrears of subscriptions and by the Parson to release any claim which he had for arrears of salary, &ca.
Simon Marriner settled his rent due the tenth of last month in the following manner:
By a note of James and Thomas Prettyman due in
July, which was assigned to Thomas Warrington .. .$25.00
Another note on do due in March next. 25.00
And cash paid to Daniel Rodney 30.00
$80.00
ST. PETER'S, 1808 (Second Building)
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ST. PETERS CHURCH AT LEWES. DR.
1808.
Octr. 6. To amt Brot. over. £122 4s. 4d.
1.8th.
To candles to light Church for Parson Weems 1 101/2 To paid Isaac Turner the bal. of his bill. 4 15 6
To do John Parker (Farmer). . To do John Orr the bal. of his bill 7 11 10
To pd John McCracken for ringing bell &ca 4 10 0
15
10
5
4
.1 10 0
4 8 11
1810.
Jan. 18. Gave Isaac Turner an order on Wm Steel Senr for his sub- scription amtg. to $6.00 .... Mr. Wiltbank pd. Mr. Carlisle for 2808 feet of Laths £4. 14s. 4d.
April 23d. To Cash paid Chas. M. Cullen the bal. of his bill for Boards for Church.
1 6 3
£156 19s. 1d.
27. Paid Wm Harris the bal of his Bill for work on the Church.
3 15 1
July 13. Paid Sylvester Webb for the Annual Contribution of this Church to the State Con- vention
1 10 0
Paid Richd Enos for cleaning Pulpit &c. 8 5
Sept. 19. Cash paid Thos. Rodney for Oil & Paint for the outside of the Church $40.00. 15 0 0
£177 12s. 6d.
1809. April 3rd. To pd John Little Junr 6th. To pd Thos. Warrington 26.71 .. June 2d. pd. Charles M. Cullen Esq for the Annual Contribution of this Church to the Conven- tion. . John M. West for Cedar
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1811.
May 20. Cash paid Caleb Rodney for Well Sweep &c. Isaac Turner for putg. it up. 3
11s. 3d.
9
June 1. Cash paid John Milby for 1500 Bricks & Lime.
7 17 6
11. To a hhd of Lime $6, porterage &c 3s. 9d.
2 8 9
Aug. 20. Paid Wm. Wolfe Esq. $14 the balance of his act. for Tim- ber & hauling for Church yard after deducting $10 which he subscribed 5 5 0 .
Sept. To pd. Scipio and George for Sawing Timber for capg .... 1 1 2
£194 19s. 11d.
1812.
May 29. To 1s. 6d. pd Postmaster ..... 1 6
Sept. 7. To Cash paid Mrs Bell admr of the Rev. Hamilton Bell towards his salary 49.50 ... .
18 3 9
£213 3s. 2d.
Easter Monday, April the 23rd, 1810. At a meeting of the Wardens and several others of the Congregation of St. Peter's this day, it was agreed to appoint Thomas Rodney and James Long as Vestrymen in the stead of James Elliott and Richard Howard and to continue the other Vestrymen and Wardens that were appointed last year for the ensuing year. Also Charles M. Cullen and Sylvester Webb were appointed as lay delegates to represent this Church in the Convention which is to meet in Milford the first Saturday in June next.
At same time Samuel Paynter, Senr., Daniel Rodney, George Parker, Cornelius Wiltbank, and John Parker, Senr., agreed that the mortgage given to them and others by the trustees in 1799 for the Church lotts and buildings should be discharged and that satisfaction should be entered thereon and on the margin of the Record.
Simon Marriner also paid his rent for the last year in the following manner :-
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Cash paid to Daniel Rodney C of Trustees $64.00
and bills for repairs &ca allowed. 16.00
$80.00
This year, 1810, we have had no stated preaching the Revd. James Wiltbank having removed to Holmesburgh in Pen- sylvania.
Easter, April 15th, 1811. At a meeting this day the Wardens and the Vestry for the last year were continued and appointed for the ensuing year.
Hamilton Bell was ordained Deacon on Sunday, Septem- ber, 1747, in the Chapel of Fulham Palace. He was born in Dumfries, Scotland.
The Wardens and Vestry agreed to receive the Revd. Hamilton Bell as their Pastor to officiate in this Church every other Sunday, or once in two weeks during the year from the third Sunday before Easter and to pay him for said service one hundred and fifty dollars which sum they propose to raise by pew tax and subscription.
Simon Marriner paid in cash $65.30
do by a bill for steple & repairs 4.70
$70.00
leaving a bal of $10 due .... for last year.
March 1812 By cash $10 by Mrs Marriner in full for
1810. 10.00
$80.00
The Revd. Hamilton Bell died the twenty-sixth of Novem- ber, 1811, at his house in Dagsbury Hundred and was buried the twenty-eighth at Broad Creek Church.
So read the entries in the minutes of St. Peter's Vestry.
The Rev. Hamilton Bell was called to "officiate in Lewes, every other Sunday, or once in two weeks during the year from the third Sunday before Easter." This was Easter Monday, April 15, 1811.
The Rev. Hamilton Bell left two children, Elizabeth Hamilton Bell, and Mary Eleanor Bell. Mary Eleanor was under fourteen years of age at the time of her father's death. John Polk, merchant, of Little Creek, became their guardian.
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The Rev. William Wickes was here in 1816. He was ordained Deacon by Bishop Seabury. Deposed, 1825.
The Rev. John Forman became Rector of St. Peter's parish August, 1817. November 27th, 1820, he resigned.
At a meeting of the Vestry, Easter Monday, April 4th, 1836, the Rev. C. E. Pleasants acted as chairman. He had resigned before March 27th, 1837.
At a meeting of the Vestry, Monday, March 31st, 1834, the Rev. Nathan Kingsberry was present as Rector.
At a meeting of the Vestry, Easter Monday, 1835, a com- munication from the Rev. Nathan Kingsberry stated that he had given up his charge in Sussex County on account of ill health, and had removed to New York.
At a meeting of delegates from five churches (Georgetown, Laurel, Dagsboro, St. Peter's, and St. George's) it was agreed to receive the Rev. Daniel Higbee as their Pastor.
December 10th, 1821, Daniel Higbee gave a receipt for $20,00 towards his services as Rector of St. Peter's Church. St. Peter's was to pay $180,00 To'0 a year, and the other churches $120 00
At a meeting of the Vestry April 20th, 1829, there is no mention of the Rev. Daniel Higbee.
Simon Marriner died July 2nd, 1811.
Simon Marriner Dr. to a year's rent from March 10th,
1811, to March 10th, 1812. $ 6.00
$80.00
By bill for repairs
By cash 50.00 56.00
Bal due Trustees .. $24.00
Sarah Marriner, the widow of Simon, agreed to rent the Old Court House the ensuing year at £30 per annum, the rent to commence the tenth of this inst. March, 1812.
September 7th, 1812, paid Mrs. Bell $49.50 cents, which, with $50.50 paid to the Revd. H. Bell in his life time, amounts to $100, leaving a balance of $50 yet due him.
September 28th, Mr. Webb left $30 which he had collected, Octr. 7th Mr. Webb left $10 which he had collected for Mrs. Bell, and $10.50 pd her by Daniel Rodney, at Georgetown, or to Mr. Cooper for her use, is in full of her husband's salary.
Easter Monday, March the 30tli, 1812. At a meeting of a number of the congregation this day the Wardens, Vestry and Trustees heretofore appointed and elected were continued
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for the ensuing year as follows: Wardens: Samuel Paynter, Senr., Cornelius Wiltbank. Vestry: John Wolfe, Samuel Paynter, Junr., James Long, John Parker, Senr., David Johnson, John Maull, Senr., Sylvester Webb, Daniel Wolfe, Thos. Warrington, Thomas Rodney, Charles M. Cullen, and Wm. Wolfe. Trustees: Daniel Rodney, Chairman; Samuel Paynter, Senr., Cornelius Wiltbank, George Parker, John Wolfe, Cornelius Paynter, William Burton.
At same time it was resolved that Daniel Rodney should prove the account against Simon Marriner, decd., for balance of Rent due March 10th, 1811 $10.00
for a years rent due do 1812 80.00
for balance of his subscription to New Church 5.00
for his pew tax for 1811 3.50
$98.50
By repairs in the lifetime of S. Marriner 3.00
$95.50
By do made by the widow $3.00
By cash paid do. 60.00
By discounts for pew tax and subscription .. . 8.50
By cash received for balance 24.00
95.50
Recd for Rent in May, 1813
$70.46
in repairs as settled. 9.54
$80.00
Easter Monday, 1813, in consequence of the war between the United States and Great Britain, and the Town being filled with Militia no meeting of the Wardens and Vestry took place.
1814, April 11th. George Parker was appointed a Church Warden vice Cornelius Wiltbank deceased. Recd for rent in cash $71.93, repairs $8.07.
1815. At a Stated Annual Meeting, Easter Monday, March the 27th, A. D. 1815, at the house of Mrs. Marriner, in Lewes, of the Wardens, Vestry, Trustees, and part of the Congregation, for the purpose of appointing and continuing the Trustees and other Officers, George Parker, Senr., was continued and appointed one of the Church Wardens; Cor-
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nelius Paynter appointed Church Warden in the place of Samuel Paynter, Senr, decd. Vestry continued :- John Maull, Senr., John Parker, Senr, William Wolfe, Daniel Wolfe, Thomas Rodney, James Long, David Johnson, and Thos. Warrington; Wm. Futcher, appointed; also William Paynter, Wm. Burton, John Milby, Anderson Hudson, ap- pointed; David Paynter and John Parker, Junr. Trustees continued and appointed, vizt: Daniel Rodney, Chairman; George Parker, Senr, Cornelius Paynter, William Burton, William Wolfe, Samuel Paynter, and Thomas Rodney.
It was also resolved that the Trustees should lay out a part of the money received for rent in repairing the Court House putting up a partition, painting the roof of it, and the Northeast side of the Church, pointing the cap of the Church Wall, &ca.
Received this year in cash $61.42
in repairs 18.58
$80.00
Easter Monday, 1816. The Wardens, Vestry, and Trus- tees appointed last year were continued for the ensuing year.
Sarah Marriner to one years rent $80.00
By her acct as settled for repairs $12.21
By cash paid D Ry .- C. of T 67.79
$80.00
At a meeting of several of the Vestry, Wardens and Trus- tees the twenty-seventh of May, 1816, Thomas Rodney, and John Parker, Junr., were appointed the delegates to represent this Church in the State Convention, to be held at Milford, on Saturday the first of June next. Four dol- lars were sent by them as the contribution of this Church and $3.22 paid to them on their return for their extra ex- penses, by Chairman of Trustees.
Easter Monday, April the 7th, 1817, at a meeting of the Wardens, Vestry, and Trustees, the officers appointed in 1815 and continued last year were continued for the ensuing year.
Also it was agreed that the Chairman of the Trustees, should contribute and pay Thirty dolls. to the Missionary
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Society of the State of Delaware and four dollars to the Convention.
Thomas Rodney and Daniel Wolfe, were appointed to represent this Church, as lay delegates in the State Con- vention, to be held in Milford, the first Saturday in June next.
Sarah Marriner paid $80 for a year's rent due tenth of last month; her amount for repairs to be taken out of this year's rent.
Mrs. Sarah Marriner died on Sunday the thirteenth of April, 1817.
The Wheat on the lott was cut and not taken off till August.
"16th February 1818 Received of Daniel Rodney, the sum of fifty dollars, on account of my services as Rector of the Parish of St. Peters at Lewes.
"JOHN FORMAN."
The Revd John Forman was received by the parishes of St. Peter's and St. George's as their Rector in August or Sep- tember last, at which Churches he was to preach once in three weeks, at one in the forenoon and the other in the afternoon, for the annual compensation of two hundred dollars or one hundred for each Church, as it was under- stood, and perhaps one-third of fifty dollars, may be ex- pected from the above mentioned Churches.
Easter Monday, March 23d, 1818. A meeting of the War- dens and Vestry of St. Peter's took place at the house of Thomas Warrington, at which it was resolved or agreed that all the officers appointed in 1815 and since continued, (except John Parker, Jun., and David Paynter who have moved out of the Parish), should be continued for the ensuing year; also that George Parker and Thomas Rodney should be a committee to rent the pews; also that Thomas Warrington who moved into the Old Court House in December last should have the house at the same rate Mrs. Marriner had, vizt., Eighty dolls. per annum. The rent was to com- mence at November Court, about the twentieth of Novem- ber.
The Trustees agreed to take the stable and carriage house of Reece Marriner, the admc, at the appraisement, $12, which, deducted from $35 left $23 due for last year's rent.
Charles M. Cullen and Daniel Wolfe appointed to attend the Convention to be held at Dover in June next. Delivd M.
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Cullen $4 as the annual contribution from this Church, also $4.75 for his expenses.
The Revd John Forman, Rector; Easter Monday, April the 12th, 1819. At a regular Stated Meeting of the War- dens, Vestry, Trustees and Congregation of St. Peter's, at Lewes, held at the house of Thomas Warrington, or the old Court House this day, the following officers were con- tinued and appointed, vizt: Wardens: George Parker and Cornelius Paynter. Trustees: Daniel Rodney, Chairman, George Parker, Cornelius Paynter, William Burton, Samuel Paynter, Junr., Thomas Rodney, and Charles M. Cullen, appd. Vestry: John Maull, Senr, Daniel Wolfe, John Parker, Senr, James Long, William Futcher; Thomas Warrington, John Milby, Anderson Hudson, William Paynter, David Johnson, John Wiltbank, Burton Stockley, Kendle Batson, Reece Woolfe. Also Charles M. Cullen, Daniel Wolfe, and John Wiltbank were appointed to represent this Church as lay delegates in the State Convention to be held in Dover on the first Saturday in June next.
February 20, 1776.
The bonds put into Mr. George Parker's, Jr., hands this day, April 21st, 1836: .
Thomas Coleman $227.48
Henry Myers 83.00
John M. West. 115.00
Christopher Lekats 90.00
John Sweney 112.50
Gideon Burton 200.00
The following gentlemen were continued Wardens, viz .: George Parker, Sr., and Daniel Rodney.
The following persons were elected vestrymen for the ensuing year, viz .: William Fletcher, George Parker, Jr., George Hickman, Gov. Samuel Paynter, Robert Burton, Thomas Coleman, Kendal Batson, William Marshall, Sr., William Paynter, Albert Burton, John Marshall, John H. Burton, John Rodney, Jr., David J. Marshall, and Henry F. Rodney.
The following persons were appointed to represent this church in the State Convention to be held in this church in June next, viz .: George Parker, Jr., Henry F. Rodney.
Easter Monday, March 27th, 1837 .- At a meeting of the
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Wardens and Vestry, & others, this day the sd officers appª last year were Continued for the ensuing year.
At the same time Saml. Paynter, Sen", and Henry F. Rodney were appª lay Delegates to Represent St. Peter's Church in the State Convention to meet at Milford.
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